Al Kaline

Al Kaline

1953–1974 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 175 lb · b. 1934 Baltimore, MD

Career 2,834 G · 3,007 H · 399 HR · 1,583 RBI · .297 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

3 best in baseball 3 league only

49 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1955 Best season

Spanning 1955–1961, peaking at 3 titles in 1955.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

326th League titles 6
274th Best in baseball 3
105th Top-5 finishes 49

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

28th Total Bases 4,852
32nd Hits 3,007
43rd Runs 1,622
44th Runs Batted In 1,583
51st Walks 1,277
60th Home Runs 399
67th Doubles 498
168th On-Base Plus Slug. .855
221st On-Base Percentage .376
223rd Slugging Percentage .480
254th Batting Average .297
330th Triples 75

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1955 AL 321 1956 #2
Doubles	1	1st	—	1961 41 1956 #2 1958 #3
Slugging Percentage	1	1st	—	1959 AL .530 1955 #2 1966 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	1	1st	—	1959 AL .940 1955 #2 1966 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1955 200 1956 #2 1961 #3
Batting Average	1	1st	—	1955 .340 1959 #2 1961 #2 1963 #2 1966 #3 1967 #3
On-Base Percentage	—	#2	—	1955 #2 1959 #3 1966 #2 1967 #2
Runs	—	#2	—	1955 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1956 #2 1963 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1961	1	2B 41
1959	2	OPS .940 SLG .530
1955	3	AVG .340 H 200 TB 321

Batting

22 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1953	DET	AL	30	28	9	7	0	0	1	2	1	5	1	.250	.300	.357	.657
1954	DET	AL	138	504	42	139	18	3	4	43	22	45	9	.276	.305	.347	.652
1955	DET	AL	152	588	121	200	24	8	27	102	82	57	6	.340	.421	.546	.967
1956	DET	AL	153	617	96	194	32	10	27	128	70	55	7	.314	.383	.530	.913
1957	DET	AL	149	577	83	170	29	4	23	90	43	38	11	.295	.343	.478	.821
1958	DET	AL	146	543	84	170	34	7	16	85	54	47	7	.313	.374	.490	.864
1959	DET	AL	136	511	86	167	19	2	27	94	72	42	10	.327	.410	.530	.940
1960	DET	AL	147	551	77	153	29	4	15	68	65	47	19	.278	.354	.427	.781
1961	DET	AL	153	586	116	190	41	7	19	82	66	42	14	.324	.393	.515	.909
1962	DET	AL	100	398	78	121	16	6	29	94	47	39	4	.304	.376	.593	.969
1963	DET	AL	145	551	89	172	24	3	27	101	54	48	6	.312	.375	.514	.889
1964	DET	AL	146	525	77	154	31	5	17	68	75	51	4	.293	.383	.469	.851
1965	DET	AL	125	399	72	112	18	2	18	72	72	49	6	.281	.388	.471	.859
1966	DET	AL	142	479	85	138	29	1	29	88	81	66	5	.288	.392	.534	.927
1967	DET	AL	131	458	94	141	28	2	25	78	83	47	8	.308	.411	.542	.952
1968	DET	AL	102	327	49	94	14	1	10	53	55	39	6	.288	.392	.428	.820
1969	DET	AL	131	456	74	124	17	0	21	69	54	61	1	.272	.346	.447	.793
1970	DET	AL	131	467	64	130	24	4	16	71	77	49	2	.278	.377	.450	.827
1971	DET	AL	133	405	69	119	19	2	15	54	82	57	4	.294	.416	.462	.878
1972	DET	AL	106	278	46	87	11	2	10	32	28	33	1	.313	.374	.475	.849
1973	DET	AL	91	310	40	79	13	0	10	45	29	28	4	.255	.320	.394	.713
1974	DET	AL	147	558	71	146	28	2	13	64	65	75	2	.262	.337	.389	.726
Career	—	—	2,834	10,116	1,622	3,007	498	75	399	1,583	1,277	1,020	137	.297	.376	.480	.855

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	2,488	5,035	170	73	29	.986
1B	135	900	63	9	97	.991
3B	2	3	2	0	0	1.000